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04:26A surgical procedure known as gastric bypass involves creating a small upper stomach pouch and attaching part of the small intestine to this pouch, “bypassing” the rest of the stomach and part of the duodenum.
Ms. Anthony has undergone gastric bypass. She goes out to dinner and eats an extremely large meal. Explain what will happen in her small and large intestines following this meal.
Drugs with anticholinergic side effects block ACh receptors in the peripheral nervous system, including those on digestive organs. Predict the effects such drugs would have on motility and secretion on the specific organs of the digestive system.
Individuals experiencing prolonged vomiting lose a great deal of hydrochloric acid with the vomitus. Predict the effect this loss of acid will have on the pH of the blood. How will the respiratory system respond to the change in pH?
Mr. Williams presents to your clinic with a complaint of abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant. He says that the pain worsens when he eats, particularly when he eats fatty meals. He has noticed that his stool has been an unusual clay color recently. You perform an ultrasound of his abdomen and find that gallstones are blocking his common bile duct, preventing bile from entering the duodenum.
Explain why his feces have become a clay color instead of a normal brown color.
Which of the following is/are absorbed in the small intestine by the Na+/glucose cotransporter?
a. Glucose
b. Galactose
c. Fructose
d. Both a and b are correct
e. All of the above are correct
Mr. Williams presents to your clinic with a complaint of abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant. He says that the pain worsens when he eats, particularly when he eats fatty meals. He has noticed that his stool has been an unusual clay color recently. You perform an ultrasound of his abdomen and find that gallstones are blocking his common bile duct, preventing bile from entering the duodenum.
Why are his symptoms worse when he consumes a high-fat meal? Would you expect his symptoms to worsen or lessen when he consumes a meal consisting only of carbohydrates? Explain.
